Ever wonder what's it really like running for office? We get it! And we couldn't be more excited to have first-time candidate Emily Mayer on the podcast this week to give us all the details!

Recording this episode less than 2 weeks before her February 13th special election, Emily is able to share the highs, lows, logistics, tactics, frustrations, fears, and alllllllll the feelings that come with being smack dab in the thick of a campaign.

Emily is a full time mom, full time employee, and full time candidate with a truly admirable take on how to run a campaign with strength and confidence.

Listen and share this energizing conversation with someone you think would make a great candidate for office! And if you're in Bluffton, SC - get out and VOTE on February 13th! 

More about Emily:

Emily Mayer is a South Carolina mom who lives in Bluffton with her husband and two young daughters. She previously went to college and graduate school in New Jersey before starting her career as a special education teacher. Emily currently works as the senior manager at The Ford and Ford Group, where she focuses much of her time on teaching others how to advocate for their communities. Emily is a problem solver who believes that government should be transparent and accessible to each and every person. 

Emily is running for Bluffton Town Council in a special election on February 13, 2024. You can learn more about Emily at www.emilymayersc.com or follow her on instagram at @emilymayersc.

Four South Carolina moms, advocates, and friends come together on this episode of The League to review a wild first week of the 2024 legislative session. 

The South Carolina legislature currently holds a Republican supermajority trifecta in the House, Senate and Governor's office, making the state very vulnerable to the right-wing extremism sweeping the nation.

Currently under attack in South Carolina:

• Women’s reproductive healthcare & freedom
• Firearm safety & gun violence prevention
• Public education
• LGBTQ+ inclusion & freedoms
• Etc.

The bills discussed in this episode include:

SC Senate Bill S.109 - Permitless Carry - Find your senator's email here

SC House Bill H.4624 - Ban on Gender Affirming Care for Minors - Find your House rep's email here

SC Board of Education Proposed Regulation - "Uniform Procedure for Selection or Reconsideration of Instructional Materials." (Centralization of all Public School Book Selection and Challenges to the State - Email your feedback on this proposed regulation to sclreg@ed.sc.gov by January 22, 2024

Follow @theleague.sc on instagram to stay up to date on this legislative session and the issues that affect South Carolina women and children. 

This week, we are so excited to welcome THE Katie Grossbard to The League Podcast. Katie is an attorney, digital creator, White House collaborator, an all-around Jill-of-all-trades, and a true insta-favorite of mine and the moms for change community.

@KatieGrossbard serves a community of nearly 125,000 instagram followers who come for the latest in political news and stay for a much-needed dose of levity and laughter (seriously though, you need her in your feed)!

Our New Year's Resolution: Liza Minnella Energy 🔥

We are THRILLED to welcome Liz Minnella (@lizaminnella) to our first episode of 2024! 

If you're exhausted - with the longg holiday break or alllll the political BS - this one's for you.

Hear from the mom behind @illinoismoms4change who helped introduce swift and significant gun law legislation following the Highland Park 4th of July parade shooting in 2022. 

Illinois is now a TOP state in the nation for smart gun safety laws thanks to Liz and other women just like her. 

Like it or not, 2024 is here, and whether you're fed up or fired up, Liz's passion and energy will help get your mind right as we set out to protect democracy and our kids with our voices and votes.

Be sure to follow Liz's informative (and funny!) instagram at @lizminnella - and, if you or your loved ones are in Illinois - @illinoismoms4change.

The League is going places in 2024 and we'd love to take you with us! 🔥

Follow @theleague.us and @theleague.sc on Instagram and sign up to stay in the loop at the-league.us  ...See you in January! 

PS. Try to get a nap in over the next couple of weeks - 2024 will take no prisoners! 🙃🎪💪

We have a new look -- and a new name!

The Ambition Liberated Podcast is now The League - a political home for women who are sick and tired of being sick and tired. Running for office? Politically clueless? Perfect. You can sit with us. 

In this episode, I sit down with Brittney Mast, founder of Moms for Oregon - one of the 33 momfluencer accounts across the country that has garnered national attention for its creative ability to meet millennial women where they are and bring them need-to-know information about their local and national news. 

Brittney shares how quickly her account became an incredible influence in her state, going on to endorse 45 of 50 winning candidates for school board in Oregon's special election earlier this year, and how her insta-advocacy won her a seat at the table with some of the most influential men and women in Washington DC just last week. 

More about Brittney:

Brittney Mast is a lifelong Oregonian, who lives in the Portland suburbs with her husband, 2 kids, and one spoiled doggy. She worked in higher education for many years before deciding to be a stay at home mom once her daughter was born. In between school drop-offs and pick-ups, she runs the Instagram account @momsfororegon. Initially created as a way to get out the word about extremist local school board candidates, @momsfororegon has evolved into a political guide for Oregon millennial moms. Brittney shows other busy moms—who are scrolling Instagram just like her—how to practically advocate for gun control, public education, women’s reproductive healthcare, and other progressive issues.

Here are the instagram accounts Brittney suggests listeners follow in this episode:

@sharonsaysso

@emilyinyourphone

@katiegrossbard

@npr

This week, Mallory welcomes her life-of-the-party sorority sister, Monica Burtkoth to the podcast. Monica is a top 40 under 40 trial attorney in Chicago, the wife of a Chicago PD police officer, and the mom of two boys with a third on the way.

Since becoming a mother, Monica has been on a journey of self-rediscovery that led to a realization: despite all the schooling, the accolades, the financial and professional success - law could not fulfill her. So she began searching for what would 

As a result, she now hosts a personal development podcast for ambitious women called The Confidence Counsel, has earned her Life Coach certification, and is soon launching a coaching practice to give back to women who were once stuck in a similar spiral of over-worked and under-fulfilled.

Be sure to listen and follow The Confidence Counsel to learn more about Monica.